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1lift — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) for taking people/goods between floors ⇨ See also ↑elevator ADJECTIVE ▪ private, service ▪ The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach. ▪ baggage, goods …
2Harris, James B. — (1928– ) The producerdirector James B. Harris was born on August 3, 1928, in New York City. His father was a wealthy insurance broker. He spent a year at the Juilliard School of Music before he decided that being a jazz drummer (which STANLEY… …
3Bob Windle — Infobox Swimmer swimmername = Bob Windle imagesize = caption = fullname = Robert George Windle nicknames = nationality = AUS strokes = Freestyle club = collegeteam = Indiana University birthdate =birth date and age|df=yes|1944|11|07 birthplace… …
4Lord, my — In modem times this form of address would be heard most frequently in a supreme court in Britain, addressed to a judge. It also remains the formal way of addressing a nobleman below the rank of duke, and a Roman Catholic bishop. There is an… …
5on the ropes — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. * /The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves./ 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. * /The new supermarket took most of the… …
6on the ropes — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. * /The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves./ 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. * /The new supermarket took most of the… …
7Nestor's Cup — The Nestor s cup from Mycenae The term Cup of Nestor or Nestor s Cup can refer to: A golden mixing cup, described in Homer s Iliad, belonging to Nestor, the king of Pylos. A golden goblet, found at Mycenae, which the excavator …
8on\ the\ ropes — adv or adj. phr. 1. Against the ropes of a boxing ring and almost not able to stand up. The fighter was on the ropes and could hardly lift his gloves. 2. Almost defeated; helpless; near failure. The new supermarket took most of the business from… …
9United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
10Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
